Caitlyn Yates
@yatescait
Program officer @labor_mobility | PhD @UBC | Fellow @StraussCenter | Views my own
I've just spent the last 6 months in migrant camps in Panama's Darien province. These were the most inspiring & heartbreaking months of my life. Aside from the 1000s of people I met, I will remember the queues, mud, & number of mosquitos we endured. For now, a few photos:
Slightly late, but the May 2025 @StraussCenter asylum processing report with @yatescait is now out! CBP is not processing asylum seekers and the number of migrants waiting in MX border cities is dropping (less than 6,000 people border-wide). strausscenter.org/publications/a…
The potential detention or removal of thousands of farm workers will lead to chain reactions of lost crops, skyrocketing labor costs and higher food prices. @yatescait and I argue for expansion of #H2A visas via @ExpressNews expressnews.com/opinion/commen… @txbiz @NACD
Very pleased to share my latest op-ed in the @dallasnews with @aogarza. We argue that expanding the United States' H-2A visa program is the best and most sensible path forward to ensuring the survival of American farms & America’s food security
🥗With an estimated 40% of U.S. farmworkers being undocumented, President Trump’s immigration policy priorities could have a direct impact on American food security. ⭐Read the latest op-ed from LaMP program officer Caitlyn Yates and Amb. Tony Garza. 👇dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…
🥗With an estimated 40% of U.S. farmworkers being undocumented, President Trump’s immigration policy priorities could have a direct impact on American food security. ⭐Read the latest op-ed from LaMP program officer Caitlyn Yates and Amb. Tony Garza. 👇dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…
With an estimated 40% of farmworkers in the United States being undocumented, President Trump’s #immigration policy priorities could have a direct impact on American food security. My and @yatescait oped via @dallasnews dallasnews.com/opinion/commen… @whitecase #tarrifs #H2Avisa
The 25th @StraussCenter asylum processing report is out (@Sleutert). We highlight: 1) CBP One's expansion into southern Mexico 2) Mexico's busing program under the new 'Emerging Safe Mobility Corridor' 3) Limited medical exemption cases in some cities bit.ly/CAMPINov24
Much has been written over the past few weeks re: the impact of Trump’s #immigration raids on ag businesses. But in April, @yatescait & I wrote, “Expanding the #H2A visa program is the most sensible path forward to ensuring America’s food security.” riograndeguardian.com/garza-yates-tr…
Feliz de participar en este evento el próximo jueves, 17 de abril a las 12:00 pm (hora de Bogotá). Estaremos platicando sobre el fenómeno de la migración inversa dentro de Panamá. Para registrarse, escanee el código QR o siga el enlace aquí: rb.gy/dgqort
The latest @StraussCenter Asylum Processing report is out. In it, @Sleutert and I chronicle: 1) The cessation of asylum along the US southern border since Jan. 20 2) The effect these recent policy changes are having on asylum seekers in border cities strausscenter.org/publications/a…
Thrilled to join Marilou Sarrut for this upcoming panel on our ongoing research on mobility through the Darien Gap. To participate, you can scan the QR code below or click on this link to register: lnkd.in/edDfzN9r
Interested in labor mobility, quantitative research, and/or app development? @labor_mobility is seeking a research consultant to support responsible recruitment practices for Guatemalan and Mexican temporary labor mobility programs to the U.S. & Canada. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/LaborMobilityP…
Thrilled to have this @RefugeesIntl report with @r_schmidtke out where we trace the humanitarian needs and responses of migrants passing through both Panama and Costa Rica
Humanitarian needs along the Darien will remain high for the foreseeable future as migration through the gap continues. In our latest report, @r_schmidtke describes how Panama + Costa Rica can meet these needs and ensure that migrants’ rights are upheld. refugeesinternational.org/reports-briefs…
In the category of "fixable #border policies that could change right now": end the scarcity of CBP One appointments in the hottest, driest, deadliest part of the US-Mexico border. (And ideally, increase them border-wide.) Map from @Sleutert @yatescait: strausscenter.org/publications/a…
¡Nuestra investigadora afiliada @yatescait también está presente! Yates, candidata a doctora por la @UBC, dio hoy una ponencia titulada "Grados de visibilidad: caminos multi-continentales a través de las Américas" 👇
The May 2024 asylum processing report is out, covering the 1,450 daily CBP One appointments and ~100 walk ups along the border. Since Feb 2024, most of the processes look the same. But there are now even more accounts of violence and extortion. strausscenter.org/publications/a…
The latest @StraussCenter asylum processing report (May 2024) with @Sleutert is out. Overall, daily appointment and walk up numbers remain roughly the same since Feb 2024. Violence against migrants waiting and appt/walk up wait times have increased. strausscenter.org/publications/a…